Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-14
WILLING TO BEALDERNEN
PART OF THE PRESENT BOARD
READY TO BE REELECTED.


The Committee of Twenty Five to Make
Its Report to the Citizens Conservs-
tive Club T0-Niaht-The Conference
Committees Work Doubts SO to
Whether Mayor Lester VIII Accept
tue Nomination what the Liquor
Meu Say.
An adjourned meeting of the Citizens
Conservative Club will be held AT the
Metropolitan Hall tonight at $3.50 O'Clock.
The Committee of twenty-five viii meet
at $50 to receive the report OF the COM
mittee appointed to wait on the present
Board Of Aldermen TO ascertain if all OF
the members will consent to run again.
The filling OF vacancies on the ticket,
should any of the nominees decline to
accept. was left in the hands of the Com
mittee of Twenty five, and 1t will report
whatever recommendations 1t may make
to the Conservative Club. 1t Is, OF course.
in the power OF the club to approve or
reject the report.
There was a good deal Of inquiry yes
terday as to what was the result of the
Flabors of the conference committee. TIE
committee, it was reported, mad seen all
OF the Aldermen.
HOW THEY STAND.
Three, as stated yesterday, namely,
! Messrs. Nichols, Derst and Duncan de
clined further hOnors. and three others
accepted this "further mark of public
confidence" namely, Messrs. Myers.
O'COnnOr ana Nell. The other six
wanted further time, which was accorded
them. 1t was stated that the remaining
Fbalt dozen will accept the protfered honors
under certain contingencies.
Mayor Lester, il was reported, stated
to the committee that he would give a
definite answer in writing during the day,
but late last night the committee had
heard nothing further from him. 1t is
still doubtful whether be will accept.
Upon his acceptance depends that OF at
least two of the aldermen who have not
yet decided what they will do.
A much better feeling prevailed yes
terday among the members of the pres
ent board than existed the day previous.
This, it is said, is owing to the mutual
explanations which took place at the
AldermSnic caucus over the city officers
on Wednesday night.
BURYING THE RATCHET.
There was little political love feast
held in the back room in which, if reports
are true, the Ratchet, which was aug up at
the meeting held for leVyIng taxes, was
buried, at least for the present.
Mayor Testers reply to the conference
committee is awaited with good deal of
interest. In case he does not accept AL |
derman Hamilton is pretty sure of Tecelv-
ing the Endorsement of the Conservative |
Club.
From the present outlook it appears
that the ticket will be filled up with ac- |
ceptable men. The principal differences |
have been among the Aldermen them
selves, and with a truce between them |
the difficulties surrounding the situation |
Will disappear as far "a the Cons arvatiVe |
Clubls concerned. Whether this will |
disarm all other opposition is something |
that, as Lord Dundreary puts it, mo
fellow can find out"
THE INDEPENDENT REPUBLICAN.
The Independent Republican Club, |
(colOred) met last night at West Broad
and Congress streets and Endorsed Col.
Lester for Mayor. Three or four Alder
mapic tickets were put up, but all were
voted down. One ticket was the present
board, another was about the same as
tue one proposed TO the Conservative
Stub by the WOrkingmen's Association,
and the others were compromises.
Although the club would not indorse |
the present board, it appeared to be the
sense OF the meeting that the municipal
administration has been satisfactory TO
the club.
THE LIQUOR DEALERS.
The liquor dealers will meet tomorrow
night ana Will discuss the action of to-
nights meeting OF the Conservative
Club. A prom nent member Of the Liquor
Dealers Association said yesterday that
tae liquor dealers are solid for Lester.
and they want a majority OF the Board to
be pronounced low-license men. They
are not particular who they are so long
as they are for low license.